Woodblock map of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula
Sumatra ein grosse Insel/so von den alten Geographen Taprobana genennt morden.
Basle, c.1588. German text edition. Coloured woodcut, printed area 320 x 360mm.
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An unusual map of Sumatra and the southern part of the Malay peninsula, with Singapore shown as 'Cingatole'. On the right is a text box linking Sumatra with the mythical island of Taprobana and a large vignettte of a man riding an elephant.
Originally Sri Lanka was accepted as the island known to the Romans as Taprobana, but later cartographers then switched to Sumatra.





